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  1. Garden Gal

    Tape worms? Pics

    Please forgive the quality of these pics - I hope you can see what I am asking about. While cleaning poop boards today I noticed these tiny white "squarish" specks in the poop... All hens are actively eating and drinking, a few are molting and egg production is down, which I attributed to...
  2. Garden Gal

    Rooster stopped crowing

    I know most folks worry due to their rooster making too much noise, but my guy hasn't crowed for the past two days. He is eating, active, purring to the girls, calling them to the treats, etc... just NO crowing. I was worried he might have a pumpkin seed stuck in his throat but he is eating...
  3. Garden Gal

    Sudden Change in Flock Behavior... help

    I have a roo with seven hens who were all hatched together and who have been living harmoniously for a year. Recently and suddenly - one of the hens is being "banished". The other hens and roo won't let her out in the yard unless I am there to "protect" her. She has been spending the day in...
  4. Garden Gal

    Question on my roo please!

    I have two roos, each with their own flock of hens, and are kept separate from each other... two sides to the coop, two sides to the yard. On of the roos, a beautiful RIR with 12 hens, and a Delaware Giant mix with 8 hens. Both roos are great, I have no problems except - the RIR is really...
  5. Garden Gal

    Cannibaliistic Broody??? HELP PLEASE!!!!

    I just went out to check on one of my broody hens and found this egg - but NO baby!!! There is absolutely NO sign of anything other than the egg. IF mom ate the baby, she left NOTHING behind. I don't see any blood on the pine shavings, no blood on mom's beak or face, NOTHING! There was a...
  6. Garden Gal

    They'rrreeeee Haaaaatching!!! UPDATED! PIX!

    My broody hen, Champagne, hatched the first of her five eggs yesterday. I just got back from checking on her and the remaining four eggs and two have pipped and I can hear the cheeping from inside the eggs!!!! This is the second time Champagne had gone broody but the first time resulted in...
  7. Garden Gal

    WARNING on DE!!!

    I'm posting a lin which give information on DE and the hazards of inhilation. Even the food grade can be extremely dangerous if inhaled so just be aware folks!! http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/d1288.htm
  8. Garden Gal

    I'm starting to get very concerned...

    My coop and run are divided into two seperate sections. Both sides of the coop are 10 x 7 (70 sq. ft.) One one side I have seven hens and one roo. On the other, I have 10 hens and one roo. both runs are very large. The problem I'm having on the side with the fewer hens is what I guess must...
  9. Garden Gal

    Canning Supplies

    Hello All! I am interested in canning this season; we will be adding a vegetable garden and I want to store some of the goodies. I'll probably be ordering items on line and wondered if anyone can recommend a site they have found to be reasonable in pricing and shipping. Many thanks!
  10. Garden Gal

    Storing Fresh Eggs for up to 2 years...

    I wanted to share this information I found tonight on www.survivalblog.com: You can store eggs on the shelf for two years with this simple process: 1.When you gather your eggs simply wipe them off with a dry rags to remove anything stuck on the egg. Do not wash them! 2. Get a partner to help...
  11. Garden Gal

    Do turkey buzzards kill as well as scavange?

    Our German shepherd was just raising a fit so I went to see what he was upset with. It was a turkey buzzard in one of the trees out back. So I praised him, told him was okay, blah, blah and then all the sudden realized there were around 15 turkey vultures in the trees around the chicken yard...
  12. Garden Gal

    Do you have a steam cleaner??

    I'm considering buying a steam cleaner and it struck me today that this would also be great for those times when I do a real "strip down" thorough cleaning on the coop! I've never used one before and would love input if you have one - what you like and what you don't like. Many thanks!
  13. Garden Gal

    "Flexible" bottom rail of tractor??

    I am considering building a moveable tractor, however our property is not level; it has gentle slopes. The tractor designs I've seen so far are proposing either pvc or lumber rails, which when moved to the sloped areas would provide a "gap" betweent the grade and the rail. Can anyone suggest...
  14. Garden Gal

    minimum housing/coop for cornish x???

    We have a "coop des gras" for our 20 hens and two roos. It is insulated, has six windows, took wayyy to long to build and wayyy to much $$$. We are LOVING our fresh eggs, however. I am researching / considering cornish x for meat. Slaughtering our excess roos has been great for our dog...
  15. Garden Gal

    Info on Cornish x

    I've been reading through the endless and informative posts / pros / cons on Cornish x's... However, is there any concise info on what they need in one area which I'm missing? I understand not everyone likes them, etc.. so I'm not looking for why not to do them, rather general information on...
  16. Garden Gal

    mmmmm... it is starting to smell soooo good!!!

    With lots of reading on how to cook roosters, I'm cooking my first two guys as we speak!!! We slaughtered them on Sunday (our second experience and a bit easier than the first emotionally) and I've had them in an icy brine bath in a cooler since then. I decided to cook two at the same time...
  17. Garden Gal

    Holding food before slaughter (hens too...)

    We are sending six roos to freezer camp tomorrow. I have no way to separate them from the hens, so is it okay to withhold food from the entire flock for 24 hours?
  18. Garden Gal

    Bare spot above hens' tails

    Three of my hens have developed bare spots above their tails. The areas are about the size of a quarter, perhaps a little larger. I assume it is caused by the rooster, but have done the following: Checked the hens for lice using a magnifying glass - don't see anything which resembles mice...
  19. Garden Gal

    Flavored Water??

    I'm getting ready to try and change my flock over from a regular waterer to the nipple type spigots you see on the automatic watering systems (although mine will be connected to buckets). Is there any type of flavoring which can be added to the water which would entice the chickens to use the...
  20. Garden Gal

    Cost of Eggs by State January 2010

    As promised, below is the list of what BYC members are charging for their eggs, listed alphabetically by state. I will update if I get additional information. Alabama $2.00 - 12/ $3.00 - 18 Alaska (rural) $4.00 Alaska (rural)...
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